Artist description The Political Blockheads are a Washington D.C. Punk Rock Political Satire band dedicated to political incorectness in three cords or less. There is a great deal of humor, bad taste, and not a few inside jokes in our music. If it is political, we make fun of it. If it is funny, we make it political.

Music Style Punk Rock, Political Satire

Musical Influences Angry Samoans, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Hendrix, David Bowie, Charle Manson, Hazil Adkins, Cramps, Circle Jerks, Tex and the Horseheads, Tom Lehrer, Spike Jones, Tiny Tim, Mother Goose, Bill Clinton Saxaphone Solos, An old guy we met on the corner near the bus stop playing the spoons.

Similar Artists The Angry Samoans

Artist History The Political Blockheads were formed in 1982 and have been recording an preforming in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland area ever since. For a complete history see http://www.politicalblockheads.com.

Group Members Jim Gaites: Drums, guitar, vocals. Randy Wayne Mentzer: Guitar and vocals. D.T. Smith: Bass, banjo, cello, guitar, and vocals. Bruce D. Reed: Sax, guitar, and fill in bass.

Instruments Bass, Guitar, Drums, Saxaphone. Other instruments added if we can figure out how they work.

Albums Help... I'm Stalin and I Can't Get Up: Spleenbo Records, 2000

Press Reviews A Minor Threat roadie said we were pretty good.... The Washington Post, 1984: Pick of the Week, A must see on Election Day. The Washington D.C. City Paper: Punk Rock Lyrics just oozing with Political Humor.

Additional Info I'm Stalin and I Can't Get Up Is now avalible. If you want to get our version of In The Year 2525, you will need to buy the original version. See our website: http://www.politicalblockheads.com for ordering information. All of our tracks on that Album may be freely shared on the Internet. But PLEASE buy our CD if you like them.

Location Washington, D.C. - USA

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